Locomotive fire-kindler



(N0 Modl.)

G. T. SMITH. LOUOMOTIVE FIRE KINDLER.

No. 510,447. Patented Dec. 1-2, 1893-.

WITNESSES:

cOnIPANY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. SMITH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

LOCOMOTIVE FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 510,447, datedDecember 12, 1893. Application filed August 27, 1892. Serial No.444,337. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

l 3e it known that I, CHARLES T. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and Improved BurnerforLocomotiveFire-Kindlers,ofwhich thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. The nature of myinvention relates to an improved burner for locomotive fire-kindlersused principally for igniting the coal in 1000- motives, said burnerconsisting of a pan having a cover secured thereto in sucha manner as toleave a narrow annular slit between said pan and cover, the latter beingprovided with an opening surrounded by a collar.

The object of myimprovement is to provide a burner which, by itspeculiar construction, shall be capable of throwing out a powerful flamefor the purpose of quickly setting fire to the surrounding fuel.

That my invention may be seen and fully understood by those familiarwith this art, reference will be had to the following specificatlon andannexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which Figure l is a sideview of the burner; Fig. 1:, a modification of the same; Fig. 2, asectron of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a top view; Fig. 4, a side view of the firebox of a locomotive partially broken away to illustrate the burner inoperation and also showing the atomizer connected to said burner.

Similar letters of reference designate like parts in the drawings andspecification.

The circular pan A Figs.'1, 2,3 and 4 is provided with the lugs A Fig. 2on the inside, to which the cover B, Figs. 2 and 3 is secured by thescrews 0. The outer circumference of the cover B, is a little less thanthe inner circumference of the top of the pan A, which leaves theannular slit D, Figs. 2 and 3.

The burner in Fig. 1 is a modification of the burner described above andis preferably the one to be used, since by its peculiar construction theflame is projected sidewise in the direction indicated by the arrows,while in the burner firstreferred to the flame would be projected moredirectly upward. The pan aFlg. 1 is designed to rest on top of the firebox grate and the sides of said pan project upward nearly to a levelwith the top of the cover band a little beyond the outer circumferenceor edge of the cover I), Fig. 1 is beveled from above downward andinward at a sufficient angle to give, in connection with the upper edgeof the pan a, the desired angle of projection to the flame, through theannular slit d. The cover I), is circular like the cover B, Fig. 3 andsupported on the lugs a, clears the upper edge of the pan a,sufticiently to leave the annular slit cl before referred to. Theannular slit between the pan and the cover is Very narrow, much narrowerthan the drawings indicate.

Centrally located on top of the cover B. or b, and forming an integralpart thereof is the collar E, Figs. 1, 1 2, 3 and 4 screw threaded onthe inside. The pipe F, Figs. 1, 1 2, 3, and 4, is screwed into thecollar E and is thereby brought into open connection with the interiorof the pan A or (it, since the opening in the collar continues throughthe cover. The opposite end of the pipe F, is attached to the atomizerG, Fig. 4, and is in open communication therewith.

In Fig. 4, a portion of the locomotive fire box H, is broken away toshow the burner in place with the coal surrounding it and the pipe F,passing from said burner, out through the door I, of the fire box andattached't'o'the atomizer G. A further modification of the burner may bemade by reversing the pan a and having the lug on the cover I), in whichcase it would be necessary for the pipe F to penetrate the paninsteadzof the cover, and, the angle of the annular slit would have tobe changed.

In operation the burner is inserted through the door into the locomotivefire-box as shown in Fig. 4. Air and oil are admitted into the atomizerG, where they are transformed into a highly inflammable gas or vaporwhich passes into said burner. Fire is applied to the annular slit D ord, in the burner, igniting the gas escaping therefrom, which burns withgreat intensity and fervor, quickly kindling the coal surrounding it. Ifthere were no coal around the burner the air-blast would extinguish theflame.

Petroleum or any of its products may be used in the burner.

The position or location of the slit d, in the burner, may be varied,but the construction of ICC the burner, as illustrated in Fig. 1, withsaid slit between the pan a and the cover I), is considered to be themost practical. It is not imperative that the pipe F penetrate thecenter of the cover I), or of the bottom of the pan a, (in case theburner were reversed as before described,) as equally good results willbe obtained if said pipe communicates with the interior of the burner atany other convenient point.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,15-- 1. In a burner for locomotive fire kindlers, the shallow pan aprovided with the lugs a, the coverbhaving its outer edge beveled fromabove downward and inward, said cover being secured to said lugs but, inorder to leave the narrow annular slit d, not coming in contact with theupper edge of said pan and having an opening surrounded bya threadedcollar, in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth;

2. A burner forlocomotive fire kindlers consisting of the shallow pan aprovided with the lugs a, the cover 12 secured to said lugs in such amanner as to leave the narrow annular slit d between the upper edge ofsaid pan and the outer beveled edge of said cover and provided with anopening surrounded by a threaded collar, in combination with an atomizerand the pipe connecting said atomizer with said collar, in the mannersubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES T. SMITH.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, F. A. CUTTER.

